Rich Manning has been writing about the Orange County restaurant industry for four years, but he has been cultivating an increasingly long of favorite OC spots to eat at since he moved from the Los Angeles area at 17.     He is an active contributor to Dining Out Magazine, where he cobbles together a host of different food and dining items, from feature articles and interviews to restaurant ads and chef profiles.  An avid foodie, he revels in the diverse nature and multi-cultural influences of Orange County’s dining scene, and will pretty much try anything at least once.  Rich currently lives in Fountain Valley with his wife Heather and their two miniature daschunds Pocket and Lint.